Late Night Talk withAubrey Masango

Eight people have been killed and 11 injured after a lone extremist mowed down cyclist with a pick-up truck in New York on Tuesday.

The attacker ran over afternoon riders on a cycling path before reaching a road and ploughing into a school bus. He then jumped out of the truck wielding what turned out to be a pellet gun and a paintball gun.

The man identified as Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, 29, an immigrant from Uzbekistan, was chased and shot in the stomach by a police officer before being arrested.

International correspondent Adam Gilchrest has more on the story.

It does look like this guy hired a truck purely for the purpose of killing as many pedestrians as he could.

— Adam Gilchrest, international correspondent

He is himself in hospital and under armed guard.

— Adam Gilchrest, international correspondent

It is reported that in the truck they found a note referring to Isis or Islamic State.